A hearse carrying the coffin of President Tran Dai Quang to his resting place in Ninh Binh cross a street in Hanoi on September 27 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Leaders of foreign countries, communistparties and international organisations continued to extend condolences over thepassing of President Tran Dai Quang to leaders of the Vietnamese Party, Stateand Government, people, and the President’s family.
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn cabled a message of condolences to ActingPresident Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, saying President Quang’s passing is a great lossas the nation lost a leader who had dedicated his life for the stability andprosperity of Vietnam and its people.
The Acting President also received condolence messages from Queen MagretheII of Denmark, King Harald V of Norway, and King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander.
Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a message ofcondolences to Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc. In the message, he wrote that PresidentTran Dai Quang is a distinct politician and a good friend of India, saying hispassing is a huge loss of the Vietnamese Government and people as well as theGovernment and people of India.
The Indian PM took note of the President’s contributions to deepeningVietnam-India friendship and cooperation. PM Modi said he has kept in mind hismeeting with President Quang as part of his State visit to India last March.
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and Minister of Foreign AffairsMohamed Asim of the Maldives respectively sent their condolences to PM NguyenXuan Phuc and Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
Condolences from President of Seychelles Danny Faure were also extendedto PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Condolences from communist parties worldwide were sent to the CommunistParty of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and its General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong.
General Secretary Trong received a condolence letter from SecretaryNgemela Lubinga of Tanzania's ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi.
A similar message from secretary for external affairs Victor ManuelLucas Rauz of the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain’s Central Committeewas sent to the Vietnamese Party chief.
The Central Committees of the Portuguese Communist Party and theMexican Communist Party, cabled messages of condolences, while GeneralSecretary of Mexico’s Labour Party Alberto Anaya Gutierrez sent a condolenceletter to the CPV Central Committee.
Vojtech Filip, Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of theParliament of Czech Republic and Chairman of the Communist Party of Bohemia andMoravia, delivered a condolence letter to leaders of the Vietnamese Party andGovernment and people.
A similar letter from Chairman of the Vatan Partisi (Turkish PatrioticParty) Dogu Perincek was sent to the CPV and Vietnamese people.
President of the World Peace Council Socorro Gomes cabled a message ofcondolences to the Vietnamese Government and the Vietnam Peace Committee.
Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and Administrator of theUnited Nations Development Programme Achim Steiner sent their letter and message of condolences to Deputy PM andForeign Minister Pham Binh Minh.-VNA
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